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TV Guide UK Tonight: Fri 20 Mar 2026 – Comic Relief, Gardeners’ World & Walter Presents: Blanca
Friday's Freeview TV guide is dominated by Red Nose Day 2026 -- Comic Relief: Funny for Money runs from 7pm on BBC One with sketches from Catherine Tate, Romesh Ranganathan, Alison Hammond and a Bank Job sketch with This Morning's Dermot O'Leary. BBC Two counters at 9pm with Gardeners' World, where Monty Don tackles an ambitious spring workload at Longmeadow and Carol Klein visits a Kentish apple grower with over 1,200 cultivars. More4 launches a new Italian crime series, Walter Presents: Blanca, at 9pm -- a blind criminal profiler navigating Genoa. BBC Four gives over the night to Neil Sedaka. EastEnders does not air on Fridays.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Mon 16 Mar 2026 – Inside the Rage Machine, MasterChef: the Professionals & Andor
Monday's Freeview schedule is led by Inside the Rage Machine on BBC Two at 9pm, Marianna Spring's documentary on how social media algorithms shape what we think. MasterChef: the Professionals returns on BBC One at 9pm with its food waste challenge. Andor is on Sky One for anyone who missed the acclaimed Star Wars spin-off. Panorama covers assisted dying at 8pm on BBC One, Small Prophets reaches its series finale on BBC Two at 10pm, and Tracey Emin Night begins on BBC Four from 10pm.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Sat 14 Mar 2026 – Gladiators Semi-Finals, The Walsh Sisters & Turkish Detective Finale
Saturday night's Freeview schedule is unmissable. Gladiators reaches the semi-finals on BBC One at 7:15pm with Mo vs Finn and Ella vs Naomi, plus a record-breaking Hang Tough. The Turkish Detective wraps its run on BBC Four with a series finale double bill at 9:05pm. BBC Two launches a Liza Minnelli Night from 9:15pm for her 80th birthday. The Walsh Sisters continues on BBC One at 9:10pm, Casualty returns at 8:15pm, and Bill Bailey explores Da Lat in Vietnam on C4 at 9:15pm. Six Nations final round all afternoon too.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Fri 13 Mar 2026 – Death in Paradise, Astrid: Murder in Paris & Cheltenham Gold Cup
Friday's Freeview TV guide is led by Death in Paradise on BBC One at 9pm, where DI Mervin Wilson's PTSD is changing the emotional texture of this Guadeloupe-set cosy crime series. More4 brings the series finale of Astrid: Murder in Paris at 9pm -- a disturbing conclusion the reviewer warns is genuinely distressing. Big Cats 24/7 on BBC Two at 9pm features lion brawls feet from the camera trucks and a young cheetah who signals lunchtime with a squeaky call. The Cheltenham Gold Cup runs on ITV1 from 4pm with Galopín Des Champs bidding for a third Gold Cup win (he won in 2023 and 2024). BBC One's new chat show The Claudia Winkleman Show launches at 10:40pm with Jeff Goldblum, Vanessa Williams, Jennifer Saunders and Tom Allen. EastEnders does not air on Fridays.
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Britain’s Got Talent: The Complete Guide — Auditions, Judges, Winners & How It All Works
Everything you need to know about Britain's Got Talent: how to audition, who the judges are, how the golden buzzer works, every winner since 2007, and whether appearing on the show is actually worth it for your career.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Sat 7 Mar 2026 – Gladiators, Casualty & Britain’s Got Talent
Saturday night's Freeview schedule is packed. Gladiators hits the quarter-finals at 8pm on BBC One with a first-ever contender toppling Giant in Duel — and a grudge rematch tonight. Casualty returns at 9pm as Siobhan seeks vengeance after her rapist appears at the hospital. Britain's Got Talent continues on ITV1 at 7pm as contestants fight for semi-final places. The Jonathan Ross Show at 9:25pm welcomes Tim Roth, Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock and David Byrne. BBC Four has a Turkish Detective double bill, and Channel 4 screens The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry at 10pm and Bill Bailey's Vietnam at 9pm.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Fri 6 Mar 2026 – FA Cup, Big Cats 24/7 & Winter Paralympics
Friday's Freeview TV guide features FA Cup fifth-round action as Wolves host Liverpool live on BBC One at 7:45pm, Big Cats 24/7 continues on BBC Two at 9pm with rogue males threatening the Xudum lion pride, the Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony from Verona on Channel 4 at 6:30pm, Ireland v Wales in the Six Nations on ITV1 at 7:20pm, Hippo Watch with Steve Backshall concludes on Channel 5 at 8pm, Simon and Garfunkel Night on BBC Four from 9pm, and Mary Celeste: Solving the Mystery on Channel 5 at 9pm.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Mon 2 Mar 2026 – Small Prophets, DTF St Louis & The Lady
Monday's Freeview TV guide features Small Prophets on BBC One at 10pm -- one of the shows of 2026 -- plus new Sky Atlantic drama DTF St Louis starring David Harbour and Jason Bateman at 9pm, the last episode of The Lady on ITV1 at 9pm with Mia McKenna-Bruce, the series finale of Industry on BBC One at 10:40pm, Panorama investigates AI and robots at 8pm, Silent Witness continues at 9pm, new series Handcuffed: Last Pair Standing on Channel 4 at 9pm, and Birmingham City v Middlesbrough in Championship football on Sky Sports.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Sat 28 Feb 2026 – BRIT Awards, Casualty & The Walsh Sisters
Saturday night's Freeview schedule brings the BRIT Awards 2026 live on ITV1 from 8:15pm, hosted by Jack Whitehall at Manchester's Co-op Live with Mark Ronson collecting Outstanding Contribution to Music. Casualty returns to BBC One at 8:30pm with a tense episode as Matty attempts a risky lumbar puncture. Britain's Got Talent continues at 7pm on ITV1. BBC One also delivers Gladiators, Michael McIntyre's Big Show with Jade Thirlwall and Tasha Ghouri, and The Walsh Sisters episode 2 at 9:20pm. Channel 4 premieres Bill Bailey's Vietnam at 9:15pm and continues Roman Empire by Train in Parma and Turin.
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TV Guide UK Tonight: Fri 27 Feb 2026 – Big Cats 24/7, Death in Paradise & Under Salt Marsh
Friday's Freeview TV guide features the return of Big Cats 24/7 on BBC Two at 9pm, with Gordon Buchanan's cameras capturing leopard cubs and the world's biggest lion pride in Botswana. Death in Paradise continues on BBC One at 9pm with a theatrical murder case for DI Mervin Wilson, Under Salt Marsh reaches its series finale on Sky Atlantic at 9pm, Hippo Watch with Steve Backshall begins on Channel 5 at 8pm, Would I Lie to You? welcomes Holly Willoughby and Gladiator Fire on BBC One at 8:30pm, and Wolves host Aston Villa in Friday night Premier League football on Sky Sports.
